Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward San Francisco Jewish Film Fest Directors Call For Peace in Gaza
Some of the directors who have had their films shown in the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival have issued a statement calling for peace in Gaza and Israel. The statement said that “in these violent days, it is impossible to talk only about cinema while ignoring the killing and horrifying events” taking place on Israel’s…
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Culture Avery Corman’s Bronx Tale
As Avery Corman and I sit on a bench outside of the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in the Bronx, I use the term “fairy tale” to describe the setting of his new memoir “My Old Neighborhood Remembered.” Corman, author of the novels “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Oh, God” among other books, smiles when he hears…
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Culture Modern Music With Minimalist Roots
Defining Bang on a Can is hard. Founded in 1987 by composers David Lang, Michael Gordon, and Julia Wolfe, it is a musical collective made up of composers and musicians dedicated to performing, producing, and commissioning new music that is innovative in some way. Among their most prominent projects is the annual Bang on a…
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The Schmooze CO2 and the Jews — Both Victims?
What does carbon dioxide have in common with the persecuted Jews of Nazi Germany? Plenty, at least according to Princeton University physics Prof. William Happer. On CNBC’s July 14 edition of Squawk Box, a morning news and business segment, Happer said: “The demonization of carbon dioxide is just like the demonization of the poor Jews…
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The Schmooze Dwight Howard Irks Jews With #FreePalestine Tweet
Getty Images Basketball superstar Dwight Howard’s foray into commentary on the crisis in the Middle East only lasted about 15 minutes. However, that was more than long enough to make headlines and draw the ire of thousands of twitter users. On Saturday, Howard tweeted #FreePalestine but deleted the tweet in about fifteen minutes according to…
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Culture Indie Rock With A Spiritual Core
The Antlers are a Brooklyn-based indie rock band best known for their intense 2009 opus “Hospice,” a concept album about a terminally ill child in a cancer ward. However, to label the group as “sad rock” would be to underestimate their talent. Prior to “Hospice,” The Antlers was singer Peter Silberman’s solo project. He released…
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The Schmooze Introducing Seinfeld Emojis
The people behind the Seinfeld Current Day Twitter account are back with their biggest cultural contribution yet: Seinfeld emoji. Until now, the Seinfeld Current Day account has specialized in placing Seinfeld characters in modern situations — what if Kramer drank Four Loko or Elaine dated hot convict guy? Elanes hot new BF finaly explane why…
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The Schmooze A Concentration Camp Poster For Your Home, On Sale at Walmart
Walmart has always had a knack for building its reputation as a soul-crushing corporation. Nevertheless, it is still shocking to find that they are selling a poster with an image of the gate of one of the Holocaust’s most notorious concentration camps — Dachau. Screenshot via Heeb The description reads “Gate with inscription Arbeit Macht Frei,…
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